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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDem lawmaker on Trump intent to end birthright citizenship: He 'should take a h.s. gvmt class'
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/413890-dem-lawmaker-trump-should-take-a-high-school-government-class-before-claimingDem lawmaker on Trump intent to end birthright citizenship: He 'should take a high school government class'
By Avery Anapol - 10/30/18 02:48 PM EDT
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) tore into President Trump over his stated intention to end birthright citizenship.
After Trump said in an interview with Axios that he intends to sign an executive order ending birthright citizenship, Jayapal released a statement saying the president doesn't have that power and he should take a high school government class.
President Trump should take a high school government class before so confidently claiming he can eliminate the 14th Amendment through executive action, Jayapal said. Constitutional scholars and even members of his own party agree this simply isnt possible.
This is nothing more than a desperate attempt to fan the flames of anti-immigrant rhetoric, sow division and distract voters from this administrations very real infringements against working families, she added.
This is nothing more than a desperate attempt to fan the flames of anti-immigrant rhetoric, sow division and distract voters from this administrations very real infringements against working families, she added.
The president said in an interview released Tuesday morning that he intends to sign an executive order ending the right to citizenship for children born in the U.S. to noncitizens. Such an order would lead to significant legal debate over the 14th Amendment, which grants citizenship to all persons "born or naturalized in the U.S.
"It was always told to me that you needed a constitutional amendment. Guess what? You don't," Trump said. "You can definitely do it with an act of Congress. But now they're saying I can do it just with an executive order."
The suggestion has been met with significant backlash, including from some members of Trumps own party who have said that birthright citizenship cannot be ended with an executive order and would require a constitutional amendment.
Well, you obviously cannot do that, GOP Speaker Paul Ryan said.
Jayapal, a member of the House Judiciary Committee and an immigrant herself, vowed in her statement to fight tooth and nail against any efforts by the administration or GOP to encroach on basic citizenship rights legislatively.
Our countrys fabric is stronger because of the protections provided in the 14th Amendment, she said. These efforts are nothing more than attempts to harm children who are just as American as any other child born in the United States of America.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday said that he will introduce legislation to end birthright citizenship after Trump's suggestion.
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Dem lawmaker on Trump intent to end birthright citizenship: He 'should take a h.s. gvmt class' (Original Post)
babylonsister
Oct 2018
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onenote
(42,703 posts)1. above his learning ability level.
rurallib
(62,416 posts)2. said the same thing to Mrs. Lib when we heard the story